The Barred Owl and The History Teacher

What is the shift within the poem, “The Barred Owl”?

• Harmony to Chaos

• Innocence to Reality of Life

• Bliss of Mind to Fear in Self

• Fear in self to Hope for the Future

• Awake to Rest

What is the meaning of the title and what is its relation to the poem, “The Barred Owl”?

• The owl is a beacon of hope to the lost child

• A Barred Owl is symbolic as a guardian of nature

• The “Barred” is both defined as “closed or secured” and represents the type of owl cooing

• The parents try to hide the owls true intentions

• Owls are particularly loud creatures, symbolizing their disruptive nature and “Barredness” towards the innocent child

What is the point of view within “The Barred Owl”?

• The Parents

• The Child

• The Owl

• A Narrator

• A Sibling

How do the last lines in the stanzas in “The Barred Owl” compliment each other?

• One mentins what the owl says and the other describes his actions after seeing the child

• The owl asks who cooks for the child and then goes to eat something raw

• The first is symbolic of child innocence and the other is more realistic in life

• Both are about the owl's tendencies

• There is no relation

The title of the poem, “The History Teacher”, is an example of what?

• Irony

• Allusion

• Understatement

• Homonym

• Juxtaposition

Although the teacher in “The History Teacher” attempts to protect the children from the negativity in history, they:

• Already know the history

• Have no interest in history

• Readily accepts it

• Don’t believe him

• Already understand harshness

By understating the historical events, the teacher in “The History Teacher”:

• Protects the students’ knowledge of torment

• Misunderstands his allusions

• Changes the connotation

• Separates past and future events

• Reveals the truth

Which line(s) marks a change in tone in “The History Teacher”, and what is the tone?

• Lines 13-16, Success

• Line 13, Realization

• Lines 12-21, Hopeful

• Lines 13-16, Recognition

• Lines 12-21, Upset

What is the relating theme is both “The Barred Owl” and “The History Teacher”?

• Apathy

• Learning Lessons

• Innocence

• Childishness

• Nature

Why are the authority figures in both of the poems shielding the truth from the children?

• To avoid the irritation of children crying

• To change their views on history and nature

• To allow them to form their own opinion

• To protect their innocence

• To keep them from learning